Motif
abundant hospitality and ritual feeding
abundant_hospitality_and_ritual_feeding
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
finnish karelian
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Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 14413-14558 confidence: high
The hall has painted rafters, hearth-stones, abundant barley beer, salmon-waters and nets; Wainola's sons and daughters assemble and live without regret while landlord and hostess prosper.
The hall is described as a place where food and beer are plentiful, and the hostess feeds guests with bread, meat, and fish.
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